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An invitation to the conference: “The Spirit of Place”
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| Saturday, July 31st |
12.00: Opening of conference at Finnøy. Transport from Innhavet at 11.00. We will be outdoors until the evening. We will participate in and evaluate the Arctic Wilderness Experience. This will be a day in a very special cultural landscape and a special cultural event. |
| Sunday, August 1st | Transport from Kjøpsvik to the mountain of Stetind. We will perform a ceremony “at the cradle of eco-philosophy”. To attend this hike you need hiking boots and clothes. Afterwards we invite you to a celebration dinner at Stetind hotel (375,- NOK) There, the book “Arven og gleden” will be launched. |
| August 2nd | Dialogue conference, Arran, day one. |
| August 3rd |
Dialogue conference, Arran, day two. The conference closes as 16.00. |
The conference is a “dialogue conference” where the participants will take active part in the program.
The conference will be organized in two main parts:
| PART 1 (Norwegian) |
“The conditions for having a successful establishment based on local nature and cultural resources” Nature management in local cultures with a special focus on the sami culture and local farming-and-fishing societies |
| PART 2 (in English) |
“The Spirit of Place” – how nature can open up for the deep joy: * Nature friendly living in the coming society * How to foster a nature friendly way of living |
Papers
Papers are to be submitted to one of the following BEFORE June 1st: Borge.Dahle@nih.no or Aage.Jensen@hint.no
The papers will be presented at this website. They will represent the main documents for the dialogue conference.
The discussions at the conference will be in English.
Registration
Please register to Børge Dahle Borge.Dahle@nih.no. Final sign up for the conference is June 21. The conference fee is set to 1000,- NOK.
IMPORTANT! When you register, please inform if you want to join the dinner Saturday night at Finnøy and/or the dinner at Stetind Hotell on Sunday.
The conference is based on self accommodation but the main meals can be bought at Arran.
We hope you will seriously consider joining us at the “The Spirit of Place” conference and contributing to the realization of the “Stetind Declaration”. Please pass this information to others in your network. We look forward to meeting you this summer!
Please check our website regularly for further information about the conference.
Miscellaneous
For information about Stetind, its history and surrounding local communities: check Stetind at Wikipedia or google "Stetind".
Sincerely,
Børge Dahle (Norwegian School of Sport Sciences)
Aage Jensen (Nord Trondelag University College)
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